Electron Contemplations...
Orbitals and Such
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See the Light
Grab Bag
100
1s2 2s2 2p6
What is neon
100

How many electrons can one orbital hold?

2

100

What is color of visible light with the least energy?

red

100

What is the speed of light?

3.00 x 10^8 m/s

100

Is this orbital diagram correct, and if so, for what element?

↑↓    ↑↓    ↑          ↑ 

1s    2s        2p

Yes, it is nitrogen.

200

What does the configuration of group I or alkali metals always end with

What is s1?
200

What is the maximum number of electrons in the third energy level.

18

200

What is the type of radiation with the greatest energy? (or shortest wavelength or highest frequency)

gamma radiation

200

What equation would be needed to solve for energy given a frequency? 

What is E = h x v

200

What is the noble gas configuration for Niobium? 

[Kr] 5s2 4d3
300

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d8

What is the electron configuration of Nickel?

300

What sublevels are found on the third energy level?

s,p and d

300

What are the colors of the visible spectrum from shortest to longest wavelength?

V I B G Y O R

300

What is the unit for frequency, and what is the alternative for it?

Hertz and 1/s

300

What does the Pauli exclusion principle state?

No two electrons can have the same set of quantum numbers, aka address. 

400

What would be the final part of a lanthanide's electron configuration?

What is 4f?

400

What rule is violated by the orbital diagram of:

↑↓     ↑↓     ↑↓  ↑↑  ↑↓

1s    2s         2p

What is the Pauli exclusion principle?

400

What is the type of radiation that has energy just below red on the electromagnetic spectrum?

infrared

400

What is the unit for wavelength and the variable?

What is meters (m) and Lambda (λ)?

400

What is an isotope?

An element of one element with a different atomic mass/number of neutrons.

500

What is the maximum number of electrons allowed in a 3d orbital?

What are 2 electrons?

500
Hund's Rule
States that electrons fill orbitals one at a time before pairing.
500

Is electromagnetic radiation a wave or a particle? 

IT'S BOTH! Light operates as both a particle and a wave. 

500

What equation would be needed to find energy if you were given the wavelength?

What are both c=vxλ and E=hxv?

500

Draw the electron placement on a Bohr atom model for an atom of iron (Fe). 

Reminder: The Bohr model is the model with the rings around it.  

The picture shows 26 total electrons. 

2 on the first energy level, 8 on the second, 13 on the third, and 2 on the fourth.